Review of the Israeli Protection of Privacy Bill (Amendment 14), 2021
On Nov. 7 2021, Israel’s Ministry of Justice announced its approval of promotions to update Israel’s Privacy Protection Law. Rivki Dvah, ITPI’s Senior Fellow prepared a review of the main […]
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Social Justice: Barriers and Responses
It is universally accepted that everyone has the right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. The right to health implies various other entitlements, […]
Blocking of Social Media Users by Officials
The blocking of social media users by officials, and sometimes by other opinion leaders with major influence in these media platforms is repeatedly discussed in various contexts. This discussion raises […]
ITPI Comments on the draft bill to authorize law enforcement’s use of Special Photography Systems (LPR & FR)
Israel Tech Policy Institute (ITPI) has delivered its comments regarding the Memorandum of Law for Amendment of the Police Ordinance [New Version] (Amendment No.) (Special Photographic Systems), 5721-2021 (Memorandum is […]
Event Recap – Virtual OECD Workshop: Supporting Health Innovation with Fair Information Practice Principles
Event took place on January 19-20, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the fore the crucial role that data collection, analysis, sharing, and dissemination play for governments, academic institutions, […]
Can Artificial Intelligence mitigate the Long-Term Care crisis?
by Dr. Sivan Tamir* Society seems to be facing a long-term care (LTC) crisis. LTC is a collective term for various services (such as assistance in daily living activities; home […]
Event Recap – AI in IVF (7th June 2021)
On June 7th, we held a first-of-its-kind webinar (in Hebrew) on AI in IVF – Clinic, Lab, Technology and Ethics, where the following aspects of the novel introduction of artificial intelligence […]
ITPI Event recap – The EU Data Strategy and the Draft Data Governance Act (19th May 2021)
Authors: Sebastião Barros Vale, Chelsey Colbert, Limor Shmerling Magazanik, Rob van Eijk On May 19, 2021, the Israel Tech Policy Institute (ITPI), an Affiliate of The Future of Privacy Forum […]
Implementing Artificial Intelligence in the Healthcare Field – some ethical concerns
The development and implementation of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based tools in the healthcare field seems to be continuously increasing. In fact, it would seem like there is no limit to human ingenuity when it comes to artificial intelligence.
Using Health Data for Research: Evolving National Policies
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the fore the crucial role that data collection, analysis, sharing, and dissemination play for governments, academic institutions, and private sector businesses racing to advance […]